Re: (2008-07-31) NS-RFC: You are following one of your favorite recipes...


ChattyCathy wrote:

Christine Dabney wrote:

On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:20:09 +0200, ChattyCathy
<cathy1234@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

http://www.recfoodcooking.com

Thanks go to Michael "Dog3" for this survey.

I put MCINL.. If I read through the recipe first, and then start
doing a mise en place, I will discover very soon if I am out of what I
need. Before I even start cooking: the idea being that I check FIRST
to make sure I have everything I need. That is a crucial part of mise
en place. Then I don't get in that panic situation where I have to
decide what to do.

Christine

I chose "Take a guess, and substitute what you think might work" because
the question states: "BUT, you find that you are out of an ingredient
that will not impact the basic recipe but *may* impact the flavor".

Yes, but we don't "guess" on what "might" work, we select a substitute
based on our culinary "knowledge" of what "will" work as a substitute.
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